Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-21

Victoria Alexandria, Queen of Great
Britain and Ireland and Empress of India,
only child of the late Duke of Kent and
Of the Princess Louisa Victoria of Sake
CobuTg, was born at Kensington palace,
May "a, 1919, her parents, who had been
residing abroad, having fastened to En-
gland in order that their child might "be
BORN a Briton." Her father died January
%, 1920. Until within a few weeks of
her elevation TO the throne her life was
spent in comparative retirement, varied
only by tours through the United King
dom. Queen Victoria succeeded her
Uncle, William ", Jure 20, 1887, as
Victoria l., and her coronation was Cele-
bratcd in Westminster abbey, June IS,
1888. She was married February 10.
1910, to his late Royal Highness Prince
Albert OF Ssxe-Coourg Goths, by whom
she mad issue: Victoria Adelaide Mary
Louisa, born November 81 1910, mar
RED January 25, 1858; 9 Albert
Edward, Prince OF Wales, born
November 8, 1871, married March
10. 1868; 3. Alice Maude Mary, born
April 10, 1843, married July l, 1862, (she
died December IA, 1850 4. Alfred Ernest
Albert, born August 3, 1874, married
January %, 1874; ). Helena Augusta
Victoria, born May 90, 1876, married
July 5, 1866; Louisa Carolina Alberta,
born March Is, 1913, married March 2l,
1871; Z. AuthuI William Patric Albert,
born May |, 1850, married in March 1879 !;
S. Leopold George Albert, born April I,
1853, married IN April 1882; .. Beatrice
Mary Victoria, born April IA, 1857, mar
ried July %, 1885. Her Majesty is the
pattern OF woman in all the relations Of
life. Her mother died March lG, 1861,
followed by the sudden death Of the
Prince Consort December Il. On sue
ceedlng TO the throne, the Queen found
the Wing and Conservative parties nearly
balanced in the House of Commons.
Lord Melbourne Gnd his colleagues con-
tinued to hold office until September, lS4I,
when owing to their unpopularity arising
from their want OF financial ability they
we're obliged TO give place to the late Sir
Robert Peel. His repeal OF the corn
laws LED to the accession to power of
Lord John Russell, who was succeeded
in January, 1852, by the Earl OF Derby
In the following December the Coz serva-
tive party resigned, giving place to Lord
Aberdeen and the Coalition Cabinet,
which was dismissed in February, 1865.
Then came Lord Palmerston's first adj
ministration which was defeated in '5S,
and Lord Derby for the second time held
power. In 1859 his Ministry resigned
and Lord Palmerston formed his second
Cabinet. he died in 1865, and Earl Rus
sci assumed power. IL 1866 Lord Derby
was again called upon and formed his
third administration. The Conservatives
being placed in q minority at the general
election of ;68, Mr.. Disraeli resigned
office and was succeeded as Prime Minis
ter by Mr.. Gladstone. In 1874 the
Conservatives sgsin came into power
and Mr.. Disraeh, afterwards Lord
Beaconsfeld, formed a new admin
tration. On January l, 1877, the Queen
was proclaimed Empress Of IIndia by the
Governor General at Delhi. On the de-
feat Of the Conservatives at the election
of 1880, Mr.. Gladstone formed another
Liberal administration, which continued
in office till the spring of 1885, when it
was defeated on s tariff bill and succeeded
by Conservative administration under
Lord Salisbury. In April, 1882, an at
tempt on the Queens life was made at
Windsor by one Roderick Maclesn, who
after trial was confined during the
Queens pleasure. 1.-THE Early Days of
His Royal Highness, the Prince Consort,"
compiled under the direction of Hel
Majesty, appeared in 1867, followed by
"Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in
the HichIands -